XTO Energy Q2 EPS $1.14 vs $1.62

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- XTO Energy Inc [s:XTO] said Tuesday its net profit for the second quarter totaled $432 million or $1.14 per share, down from $597 million or $1.62 per share a year earlier. The results compared with expectations of $1.13 per share in a Thomson Financial poll of analysts. Revenue for the quarter was $1.33 billion, up from $1.07 billion the year before. The Fort Worth, Tx.-based oil and gas company said the second quarter of 2006 had included a $292 million after-tax gain from the distribution of Hugoton Royalty Trust units which affected the comparison with the recent quarter. XTO also increased it production guidance for the full year 2007 to 17%.

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